Top Chef Contestant Fabio Viviani to stop in Corpus Christi

Known for his charismatic personality and Italian specialties, the fan-favorite pick of Bravo’s Season 5 Top Chef contestant Fabio Viviani will make a stop in Corpus Christi next Thursday Feb. 2.

H-E-B will host Top Chef Fabio Viviani for cooking demonstrations where Viviani will show how to make his famous meatballs and Italian classic pasta dishes at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Thursday Feb. 2 at the H-E-B Plus on 5313 Saratoga Blvd.

The event is open to the public and free.

A little bit about Top Chef Fabio Viviani:

Chef Viviani, best known as Top Chef Season 5 Fan Favorite and Season 8 All Star contestant, first began his cooking career at the age of 12 while working in his family’s bakery in Italy. After attending Italy’s Instituto Professionale per I Servizi Alberghieri in Florence, Viviani decided it was time to bring his experience in Tuscan cooking to America. Since then, he has become executive chef of several highly acclaimed Italian restaurants in California, including Café Firenze in Ventura County and Los Angeles eatery Osteria Firenze.

In addition to his success in the restaurant world, Viviani has his own cookbook, Café Firenze, Mangia e Bevi, now available in major bookstores as well two eBooks, Did I Really Make Breakfast and The Skinny Country, available on Amazon.com.